Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy

at Waltons New School of Music

We recognise that the New School has a responsibility to the environment beyond legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance, and we encourage our students and organisations with which we work to do the same.

We endeavour to:

Comply with and exceed all relevant regulatory requirements.

Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.

Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.

Increase employee awareness and training.

Energy

We will seek to reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible.

Lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.

Heating will be adjusted with energy consumption in mind.

The energy consumption and efficiency of new products will be taken into account before purchasing them.

Paper

We will minimise the use of paper in the office.

We will seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products.

We will reuse and recycle all paper where possible.

Office Supplies

We will evaluate the environmental impact of any new products we intend to purchase.

We will favour more environmentally friendly and efficient products wherever possible.

We will reuse and recycle everything we are able to.

Maintenance and Cleaning

Cleaning materials used will be as environmentally friendly as possible.

Materials used in office refurbishment will be as environmentally friendly as possible.

We will only use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste.